People watch in the city street as a building is engulfed in flames. Sirens blare in the distance.
Inside the building, A boy and his mother run to the door, but a piece of burning debris traps them in their room. They look around as pieces fall around them; eventually, the ceiling above them starts to cave in. They both shut their eyes and brace for it. Nothing happens.
They see a being made of fire, holding the ceiling debris above their heads.
"Who are you?" the son asked.
"Call me Heatblast" *grunt* "I'm here to help," Heatblast said. He tossed the debris aside and rubbed his hands together and then started absorbing the flames in the room into his body. He then led the family out the door.
They went out into the hallway to a staircase.
"This way!"
As soon as he said that, the staircase caved in.
"Uh, on second thought, that way." He pointed to the hallway and they looked to see a dead end with a window. Heatblast then fired a heatray and blasted a hole into the wall and then punched it out of the wall.
The people outside watch as a tornado of fire exits the hole and touches straight down to the ground. It disperses, and Heatblast, the boy, and the mother are all okay. The crowd gasps.
"Are you okey?" Heatblast asked, whit the mother nodding "Good, i think everyone's out"
"We have low pressure. Something it's wrong whit the hose" Said one of the fireman "it's not going to be enough to put out the flames"
"That's not good" Heatblast said seeing how the flames became bigger, if they kept going, they'll start engulfing the neighbor buildings "Okey step back, i'm going to try something"
The mother and son did so, as Dave pointed both of his arms to the building, but instead of shooting a flame. He started to slowly attract the fire, the fire twirled to his hands and he managed to reduce the fire to at least half its previous strength.
"It's that low enough?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah i think so" The fireman said before they started to hose the building
"I'm so glad I decided to practice with this guy in the desert. Otherwise i would have made the fire worst" Heatblast said to himself before hearing the people whispering "Uh, oh yeah. I know i look kinda weird, but i assure you, i'm one of the good guys okey i just-"
He noticed the kid was holding something.
"Wow, a Golden sumo slammer card? I heard they we're súper rare" Heatblast said completely loosing focus.
"Huh, it was ok a cereal box' The kid said slightly confused, before the Rust bucket arrived at the scene.
"Hey hot-head, we have troubles. The fire was caused as a distraction for a robbery, the Bad guys are getting away" Sammy said from the co-pilot seat.
"Setting a whole building on fire just to cover a robery? Oh i'm going to enjoy stopping those guys" Heatblast said before jumping into the RV
At an intersection in the city, a car that was driven by the robbers sped right by, ignoring the stoplights and with no regard for the lives of the civilians as they ran away to the sidewalk. As they looked in the rearview mirror, they saw that the Rust Bucket was on their tail.
As Connor drove, he smelled something burning. He looked to see smoke coming from the seat Heatblast was in due to his molten skin.
"I knew I should've bought those asbestos seat covers when I had the chance," he deadpanned.
"Sorry, Grandpa, I can't help it," Heatblast said. "I'm quite litterally hot."
Soon, Sammy blasted him with the fire extinguisher to put out the fire he set to the seat. It put out the fire on his head that instantly reignited.
"Ten superheroes on that watch and you pick the one with the flaming butt?" Samm asked.
"Hey, You we're the one who pressured me to pick" Dave said "i would have used Diamondhead"
Sammy simply blasted him again. Dave reignited his flame before leaning out the side window and shooting a ball of fire towards the car. It hits them and sends the car spinning out of control.
One of the robbers screamed as their car crashes into a wall. As they recover, Heatblast walks up to them and rips the car door right off.
"Unless you punks want a permanent sunburn,-" Bends the door with his bare hands "HANDS AGAINST THE WALL!"
The robbers look at each other and walk out the car, doing as he says. Not noticing the watch starts flashing red
"You punks picked the wrong day to be bad-"
He transforms back into Dave.
"-guys!" He finished now back as a human.
"Huh? Wha-?" One of the robbers said before turning to see only Dave standing "Hey, it's just a kid! Get the jewels!"
"Oh oh. Time sure flies when you're putting off a fire! I-I've decided to let you guys off with a warning this time!" he awkwardly says as the police arrive to surround the robbers.
"Freeze!" One of the officers screamed pointing his gun. The robbers lifted their arms, allowing for the cops to arrest them "Are You okey kid?"
"I am. They're all yours, officers!" Dave sighed relieved
"Good, but next time don't get close to something like this. I get kids of your age find everything a fun playtime. But these guys are dangerous"
"What? I wasn't- i mean, yes officer" Dave said, remembering 'Heatblast' was the one who stopped them, not him.
Dave walked away from the scene
"Playtime? I'm the one who captured them! It's not fair! I was the hero! Even when I literally said that I didn't want to be the hero, I still did it and… Oh, man…" He rambled to himself
The next morning elsewhere, a man with a bald spot on his head in a suit was knocking on an apartment building with a sign hanging over the door that said "Dr. Animo."
"Animo!" the man said. "I know you're in there! Open up!"
The man entered the apartment and heard a bunch of animal sounds and saw a bunch of cages with a bunch of animals in them. There were birds, reptiles, and mammals of all sorts. he took a whiff of the air.
"Ew. Smells like a zoo in here," he said. That's because it kind of was a zoo.
As he wandered, a shadow appeared behind him. He looked into one of the cages, a bullfrog leaped out of a log with a ribbit and the shadow walked up behind him, stepping into the light and startling him.
The shadow was revealed to be a man with ultra pale-almost green skin that obviously hadn't seen the sunlight in a few weeks. He had white hair in a ponytail, brown eyes, and crooked teeth. He wore a blue shirt with a brown vest, orange pants, and black gloves and boots. This was obviously Dr. Animo.
"How did you get in!" he demanded.
"Past key," the man said. "I am still your landlord, remember? Probably not since your rent is six months past due."
"All of my funds go into my research," Animo said. "Now get out! You're disturbing me." He went back to his animals.
"Looks like you were disturbed long before I got here, pal," the landlord said. "Listen, Doc, you and your furry friends are out on the street unless you pony up the green."
"Pony up," Animo said. "Interesting choice of... phrases." He said the frog down onto a table. "You must be an animal lover. Then you're gonna love this." He placed some sort of helmet on his head that looked like it was made from a pasta strainer and other parts. It had two antennae-like protrusions on it and a strap on the bottom of it. He also placed some sort of strap over his vest with some sort of dial at the strap that connected it.
The landlord just laughed at how ridiculous Animo looked. "What's that? You're a member of the moose lodge or something?"
"This is my Transmodulator," Animo explained. "Phase Number One: It creates and accelerates mutations at the genetic level. Observe." He turned the dial on his chest, boosting the power.
Red sparks shot out of the Transmodulator and blasted the frog. Right before their very eyes, the frog began to grow and mutate into something truly monstrous. It was now about ten or fifteen times its normal size and now had four red eyes, multiple orange growths all along its body, some crests on the its head and it now had two horns sticking out of its temples, making it seem like a literal bullfrog.
The landlord screamed as the mutant frog chomped down on him and started chewing him. He continued screaming, but it was muffled inside the frog's mouth.
"I'm sorry," Animo said with an evil grin. "I can't hear you. Sounds like you have a frog in your throat. *laughs* Or is that the other way around!? *laughs maniacally*"
The frog then spit the landlord out and he crashed against the wall, covered in gross green saliva. He groaned in pain before passing into unconsciousness.
Animo held up a photo and glared. "So close to having what is rightfully mine. All I need is a few lousy components to finish my work!
"So whatever you needs from hairspray to state-of-the-art electronics, you'll find under one roof at the grand opening of the district's newest Mega Mart!" an advertisement said over the Television.
"Ah, just what the Doctor ordered," Animo said, grinning evilly.
Speaking of the Mega Mart, our heroes were shopping there now. Dave looked to his side and noticed the cereal isle. He then stepped aside to find the Sumo Smacks cereal and at the bottom left corner, there was a caption that said "Free: Inside Sumo Slammer Cards."
"Sumo Slammer cards! Cool" he exclaimed.
He then grinned mischievously as he got an idea.
Back with Sammy and Connor, who were standing with the shopping cart, Connor picked up a can.
"Only canned octopus? I thought this store prided itself on wide selection," Connor complained.
"Uh, Grandpa? No offense, but can we please, please, please have a normal dinner just once on this vacation? One that doesn't involve stir-fried tentacles?" Sammy asked, borderline pleading.
"Nonsense," Connor smiled. "Now where do you suppose they keep the sheep's bladders."
The Blonde sighed in Defeat before hearing a familiar watch sound "Dave…?"
As she turns the aisle corner, Sammy gasps as she sees the entire cereal aisle in tatters. She walks over to a shaking box.
"Aw man, another Red Card!" a nasally voice complained from inside the box.
Sammy pulled out Dave and held him in her grip. He was a four-inch tall grey-skinned frog-like alien with large green eyes and rectangular pupils. He wore a green jumpsuit with a black stripe going down it and had the watch symbol on his back.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Sammy asked, angry.
"Uh, looking for the Gold Sumo Slammer card. Duh!" Dave said.
Unfortunately for the kids, one of the employees walked up behind them. Sammy panicked quickly and held Dave small Aline form behind her back to hide him.
"Just what do you think you're doing, young lady?" The employee, whos tag said "Regis" asked angrily.
"It wasn't me! It was my dumb friend!" Sammy said, muffling a 'hey' complain from Dave.
"Well, no matter who it was, somebody is going to have to pay for all this!" Regis said.
Sammy groaned in frustration. A bit latter, the family's shopping cart was now filled with cereal.
"So, why are we buying all this cereal?" Connor asked confused.
"Well, we would've only had to buy the one I found the Gold Sumo Slammer Card in if someone didn't but in with her big butt!" Dave yelled, now back to normal.
"Hello! You were trashing the whole cereal aisle just to find some stupid piece of cardboard!" Sammy complained back
Connor sees the situation and places his hands on Dave's shoulders.
"Dave, now i can apreciate how much this card means to you. But don't you think you're getting a little… obsessed?" Connor said awkwardly
"Maybe you're right, grandpa. I don't deserve a Gold Sumo Slammer card. I mean, it's not like I've tried to have the best calcifications all year, or like i have kept the Home as clean as possible, not to mention saved a bunch of people from a burning building or anything like that!" Dave complained
"Superhero guilt-trip?" Sammy asked surprised. "That's pretty low."
"Whatever it takes," Dave said crossing arms "i'll just like that sometimes i actually get something for stuff instead of a wedgie"
"I said you could do actual good with that watch. Now i'm having doubts" Sammy asked disappointed as they walked on. Dave wanted to fire back, but he couldn't, so he just resumed his walk.
As they continued into the electronics isle, Dave noticed a stand with the cards in it.
"Wow! The complete set of Sumo Slammer Cards"
There were 5 different cards: two red in a different pose, two blue in a different pose, and the rarest of them all: the gold sumo slammer card
"Let's check out the pet department," Max suggested.
"Please tell me you aren't looking for our breakfast," Sammy begged.
"Why would we do that?" Connor asked confused.
"Someday, you will be mine," Dave said as the other cards faded from his view and the gold card shined brightly.
Then, there was a sudden rumbling and the television showed static and shook before some fell off the shelves. Dave barelly dogged out of the way as the wall caved in and Dr. Animo appeared, riding on his mutant frog. He was now wearing red goggles and had discarded his vest.
Dave looked in worry and shock as Animo jumped off of his frog and then started gathering the chips from one of the shelves into a bag.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" Dave shouted, getting the doctor's attention.
The mutant frog then shot it's tongue out at him, which he narrowly avoided by side-stepping, only to hit a stack of boxes which caved in on top of him. Animo then stepped up to him once his vision cleared.
"Don't be a hero, kid. Just run along and play!" Animo ordered.
Dave looked at his watch, which was still in the red.
"Yeah, maybe i should" he said.
Just before Animo walked away and got back onto his frog and two security guards ran up to the scene.
"Get down off that... giant... frog and put your hands up!" one of the guards ordered.
The frog then leapt away in the direction of the pet department.
"Uh, we got a grab-and-dash in electronics. Male, 5'6", riding a on a giant, uh, frog or toad," the security guard reported into his walkie-talkie. "Trust me, you can't miss him."
Meanwhile, Connor and Sammy innocently look around in the pet section. Connor reviews his list of items while Sammy plays with a hamster. Suddenly, Animo's frog lands in front of them. Animo turns the dial and red beams shoot out of his transmodulator again. Whit Connor pushing him and Sammy out of its way in a blank. Then the doctor adjusted his creation and used it to mutate the hamster into a giant version of itself with 8 red spider-like eyes, then did the same to a parrot in its cage. Having sharper claws on it's feet, And even it's feather looked a bit more pointy.
"Arise to your full potential, my pets!" Ánimo clacked
That was when Dave arrived from one corner to see Animó and its three Mutants.
"Oh, man! What kind of pet food are they selling around here?" Dave said
"Behold the genius of Dr. Animo. Nothing can stop me from getting what I deserve. Mark my words! Today I will make history, or- should I say...prehistory!" The scientist said with a smile.
"If you didn't go cereal diving, one of those heroes could be saving us from becoming hamster chow." Sammy said looking at Dave
"How was I supposed to know this was going to happen?" Dave tried to defend
The three gasp and scream as the hamster roars, taking a step forward. As they run away, the hamster leaps over Dave and starts cornering his family. Dave looks down at the watch, knowing he can't transform.
"I have to do something" he said in desperation
He looks around, seeing stuff like a soccer ball, a tennis racket, And finally a scooter nearby and walks to it.
"Hey. Leave my family alone overgrown fur-ball!"
Dave lobs the American football at the hamster's head, getting its attention. As he drives away on a scooter, the hamster gives chase. The hamster gains on him and takes a leaping bite; Dave barelly swerves under it and it lands on a knocked-over shelf. Then decides to ride up the shelf like a ramp, flying in the air.
The hamster tries to bite him but falls in between two shelves. As Dave lands on a shelf with the scooter, he topples them over on the hamster, trapping it for good.
"DAVE!" Connor shouted worried
"Im okey… i'm okey" Dave breathed relieved before seeing the hamster "Think this guy will turn back or something?"
"Clean-up on aisle six" An employe said trough the intercom
Dave hears a rumble and turns to see the frog hop behind them.
"Young fool! You cannot stop me! I will turn Washington D.C. into "Washington B.C."!" Ánimo declared before jumping from his frog to the mutated parrot, who flies off with him through a sky light, the frog following after.
"You saved the store! If there's anything I can do to repay you...anything you want!" The store manager said
Dave peaks at a gold Sumo Slammer card and grins.
"Well, now that you mention it…" He was about to say, but Connor grabbed him and dragged him.
"Grandpa?! I was finally gonna score the gold Sumo Slammer card!" Dave complained
"No time for that now Dave. We have a giant parrot to follow." Connor said. While Sammy observed them, she saw her sort-of cousin with a bit of sympathy.
Minutes latter, Connor follows after the screeching parrot in the RV.
"Ah, just like the good old days - before I retired." Connor said with a happy tone
"Uh, what kind of plumber where you if this is something that reminds you of 'the good old days" Sammy asked
"Er- yuh- a darn good one!" Connor said a bit nervously, before noticing Dave on the passenger seat "Uh, Dave, what's the matter son?"
"I save an entire Megamart from being a giant hamster's chew toy, and what do I get? Nothing. It's not fair…"
"Being a hero isn't about others knowing you did something good, it's about you knowing you did something good. Being a hero is its own reward." Connor said keeping his Focus on the road
"What? Were you reading the greeting cards at the Megamart?" Dave sarcastically answered crossing his arms.
"Well, yes" Connor said awkwardly, before hearing Sammy gasp
"Bingo! Five years ago, Dr. Animo was a promising researcher in veterinary science. But it turned out he was doing all these twisted genetic experiments where he was mutating animals, and when he didn't win some big prize called "The Verities Award", he flipped out." Sammy said while looking at an article on her laptop "Anything about this sound familiar, Dave?"
"Hey, i'm not harming animals or anything like that" Dave defended
Connor watches the parrot disappear by flying between some buildings.
"We've lost him. He could be going anywhere in Washington D.C."
"Or "Washington B.C" Sammy said, wich Made Dave gasp
"That's it! I know where he's going!-" Dave said
Moments latter, the trio stepped out of the RV in front of-
"-The Natural History Museum!" Dave said
They park in front of the museum. Ben finds a giant feather.
"Something tells me we're on the right track. Good thinking, kiddo" Connor praised
"Guess even a ego tripped doofus can surprise you once in a while" Sammy joked
"And you should know" Dave quipped back whit a smile.
While walking inside, Dave finds a box labeled 'M Mart Electronics'. In front of them, next to a mammoth exhibit, is Dr. Animo, fiddling with his machine. He stops and realises they're here.
"You are very persistent kid. I HATE persistent" Ánimo said
"We all know about you and your 'freakazoid' experiments, Dr. Animo! It's over" Dave said
"Oh, on the contrary, it's only just begun...! See, I only needed a few components to push my work into phase two: the reanimation of dormant cells" The doctor said connecting a final wire.
"Er, does this guy come with subtitles?" Dave asked
"Wait. Reanimate dormant cells… You don't mean-" Sammy realized
"Breathing life back into that which has been long since lifeless. Observe"
Animo turns the dial twice this time. His transmodulator shoots beams into the mammoth, bringing it to life. It lets out a trumpet as it stomps down from its pedestal.
"Behold the genius that is Dr. Animo" The mad scientist gloats before running, while the Mammoth blocks the path.
"Now would be a really good time to go hero...?" Sammy asked
"On point. You guys get Animo, I'll take care of the furry elephant" Dave said before turning the watch into the 4 arm buff silhouette.
The watch sank into Dave's watch and his blood vessels expanded rapidly before spreading across his entire body, which eventually reached his eyes, which he clutched shut and when he shot them open again, they were fully golden. A second pair of arms shot out just below his primary pair and his muscle mass grew exponentially. His feet morphed themselves to only have two toes and his skin turned red with a few black crests on his face and he grew a second pair of eyes beneath the original ones. He wore a teal and black one-piece bodysuit before he shot a pose.
"LET'S WRESTLE" Dave said before running toward the mammoth, grabbing it by the tusks and tipping it to the ground.
Connor and Sammy run out of the mammoth exhibit after Animo, but come across the giant parrot.
Sammy quickly looks around and plucks a spear from a caveman exhibit.
"Back off feathers" Sammy warned
The blonde twirled the spear around and beats the parrot with it until it runs away.
"And Amy said baton twirling was a waste of an extra class" Sammy said with a bit of pride.
Connor follows behind her, wide-eyed. As they enter a new room, they see Animo, but he smiles before shooting beams at a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton.
Skin forms and wraps around its bones; an eye lights up the previously bare socket. The formerly skeletal T-Rex takes a step and roars a mighty roar at the two tennysons. The king of the dinosaurs was back from the grave.
Back on the other exhibit, the mammoth throws Dave into a wall, then proceeds to charge at him. The red alien gets to his feet, runs up to the mammoth and punches it in the trunk. The mammoth retaliates by lifting him with its tusks and launching him high in the air, landing into a skeleton
"You are going DOWN, 'Peanuts'" Dave grunted
The Mammoth charged towards him. But Dave stood his ground and grabbed the wooly creature from its trunk, then he started to spin while keeping the grab. Before finally letting go, launching the mammoth right into a pillar, which collapsed over him.
"Oh… i think i'm gonna-" Dave complained dizzy, before having to hold his puke.
Connor and Sammy ducked as the T-Rex's tail demolished the entryway they were standing by as Animo rode it to leave the museum.
"I'd love to stay, but I have to claim the award I so richly deserve!" Ánimo declared before the T-Rex crashed through the wall towards the hall where the award was being given out.
As Sammy and Connor stood there stunned, the mutant parrot swooped in grabbed Sammy and flew away with her screaming.
"Sammy" Connor shouted.
"I'll catch her" Dave said running out trough the same hole the T-rex had left and leapt up to try to catch the parrot. Connor picked up a note that was left behind and pondered.
The parrot let out a yelp and looked back to see the red alien gripping onto it, loosening a few of its feathers.
"No 'bye bye' for you, Birdy!" He warned
The mutant bird then shook him off for a few seconds as the watch started to time out as he fell to the earth. Luckily for him, he was still transformed when he hit the ground, leaving behind a massive crater as the watched timed out in a flash of red light.
Dave crawled out of the crater a bit stumped by the fall, and saw the parrot fly away with his cousin in tow.
"Sammy" Dave shouted worried
Connor came driving up in the Rust Bucket.
"Somebody call for a taxi?" Connor asked as Dave got in and buckle up.
They went towards the northeast" Dave said, Connor nodded and stomped the pedal.
"Spend a summer with your grandpa, samey. It'll be an adventure," Sammy mocked her sister with a deadpan look and her arms crossed as the parrot flew away, grasping her backpack "I swear one of these days i'm going to add salt to her coffee or something like that"
Meanwhile on the ground, the T-Rex roamed the streets, throwing the civilians into a panic as they ran away from it as it crushed a bus with its massive feet. Then, it let out a massive roar.
"Ah, I, too love my work," Animo said. "If only Dahlia could see me"
The T-rex crushed a small street shop, where a Gold Sumo Slammer card got stuck in the middle toe of the dinosaurs, right under its claw.
The parrot held Sammy's backpack in its beak atop the Washington Monument. Sammy was freaking out as the backpack could barely support her weight. Then, she got an idea and pulled her cellphone out of her pocket.
"Mom said only to use this in an emergency." She dialed a number and held the phone to her ear. "I think this qualifies"
The Rust Bucket sped through the streets as the twins and Connor looked for the parrot.
"No sign of Beak Breath" Dave analyzed.
"There can't be that many places for a parrot the size of an elephant to roost," Connor said said before handing them the note. "Here, look at what Dr. Animo left behind."
Dave took it and read it "Dr. Kelly accepts Verities Award. He's gonna finally pick up the award he so desires" He realized. "We've gotta stop him!"
"First thing's first. We gotta find your cousin," Connor reminded Him.
"Right"
Then, the phone on the radiator rang and it showed that Sammy was dialing them.
"Sammy" They exclaimed.
"Hang on, cuz! We're coming!" Dave said as the camera zoomed to the parrot taking flight from the Monument, with Sammy now clinging to the flagpole for life.
"I can't hold on much longer!" The Blonde said in fear, before losing a bit of grip, which caused her to drop the phone, which came plummeting down to the earth.
"Oh no!" Connor exclaimed as they looked up. "She will be next!"
Dave looked at the watch, which turned green, signifying it was reloaded.
"Not she won't" He said quickly spinning the dial into the winged silhouette "It's Hero Time!" Dave shouted as he slammed their watches.
The watch sank into his arm as the skin hardened and turned into a green exoskeleton with the hand becoming black with three clawed fingers. His head morphed, growing four golden insectoid eyes that blinked vertically as his face turned black, erasing all His other features aside his mouth. His body reshaped, becoming insectoid with a teal and black arrowed style suit, six green insect legs grew out of his sides, two green silk wings grew from his back, and his abdomen grew a large black stinger. The watch symbol appeared on his forehead as he flapped his wings in a pose.
Sammy then finally lost her grip and went plummeting to the ground, only to be saved by Dave as he swoops and grabs her.
"Gotcha" The alien said
"Huh?" Sammy saw the new alien "Butterfly"
"I don't like that" He said, Sammy then smelled a moment.
"Eugh" She complained "More like Stinkfly"
"Hey" Stinkfly complained again
Sammy saw the giant parrot and gasped.
"Incoming" The blonde screamed
"Hang on" Dave shouted avoiding the claws
Connor watched the battle in the air, quickly running to the monument. Sammy yelps while hanging onto Stinkfly's back.
"Whoa, Watch the nails there, Polly" Sammy shouted
"There has to be a way to miss this oversized chicken nugget" Stinkfly said
"And fast, I think I'm, gonna be sick" Sammy complained
"Don't you dare spew on me, or you'd better learn to fly quick" Stinfly said with a hit of panic
Soon enough, Connor had made it to the top floor next to the windows of the monument after climbing the long flight of stairs.
"Like it would've killed the Founding Fathers to install an elevator," Connor said, gasping for breath in exhaustion. Soon, he looked to see the fight from out of the window, which made him focus again.
"DAVE. SAMMY" He shouted, extending his arms over the window. With Stinkfly and Sammy turning to see him.
"We can't shake Cracker Breath!" Stinkfly said. "You're going to have to trust us!"
"Just do it" Sammy shouted as they neared the window.
"Now, Dave" Connor shouted as the parrot flew down to attack them, Stinkfly narrowly avoided the move by twirling and catching Sammy with his arms, then he flew towards the window and dropped her into their grandfather's arms before flying back down the foundation of the monument.
"Got you kiddo" Connor said before they looked to see the parrot closing in on them, prompting him to get his niece inside. With the parrot trying to scratch the window. Before Stinkfly tackled it into the monument's side with a brutal elbow and then threw it to the ground, where it fainted due to the impact.
"You don't pick on my family seed breath" Stinkfly shouted.
"Go! Stop Anim" Max ordered "We'll be fine!" he reassured them.
"Yeah, after the world stops spinning" Sammy said lifting her thumb
Stinkfly nodded and made a bee-line for the University where the Verities award was.
In that place, Professor Kelly was giving a tour to two visitors. They were at a trophy case where he was presenting the Verities Award that he won.
"And here is my Verities Award," Kelly said. "Of course it was an honor just to be nominated along with a group of distinguished scientists."
Suddenly, the room shook violently like an earthquake. And then, Animo and his T-Rex burst through the window, shattering it to smithereens. The T-Rex stopped as Animo glared down at his rival.
"Kelly! I believe you have something of mine!" He jumped down from his steed and seized the award. "I'd like to thank the committee for this honor!"
Then, as the T-Rex was about to eat Kelly alive, Stinkfly barged through the hole and slammed the T-Rex across the face with his stinger tail. The T-Rex retaliated in pain, slamming the alien with its tail, causing him to collide with the wall and slumped to the ground, dazed.
"I was expecting a bit more of movement from this old lizard" He complained
Stinkfly noticed the Gold Sumo Slammer card that was shaken loose from the T-Rex's talon.
"Whoa! I struck Sumo Slammer gold!" He admired
But a scream made him turn and see the T-Rex picking up Kelly by his suit as the other scientists stood back helplessly.
"Somebody help me!" Kelly shouted.
Stinkfly saw the card getting covered by rock.
"Aww men" He resigned before charging and catching Kelly. Saving him from the jaws of the resurrected dinosaur.
"What are you, you little pest?" Animo asked annoyed at his petty and disproportionated revenge being ruined
"I'm Stinkfly, and I'm here to kick some tail" Dave declared, adopting the name that Sammy gave the alien.
Animo adjusted his device and shooted a more concentrated beam at Stinkfly, who dodged and hitted him with his legs, making him drop the award as he tried to hold onto the dinosaur back.
"No" The doctor screamed, which Stinkfly used to steal the Transmodulator "My Transmodulator"
Stinkfly slam dunked the Transmodulator against the ground, destroying it and releasing a red shockwave. The T. Rex started to de-animate back into bones after getting hit by it.
"No...! No...! No!" Animo shouted before the skeleton collapsed, sending him into the ground.
Back at the Washington Monument, Connor and Sammy backed up helplessly as the mutant parrot cornered them. Suddenly, the wave struck it and it was reverted back into a regular parrot that perched on Sammy's arm.
"Guess you're cutter like this" Sammy nervously said
Dave oversaw the arrest, as the cops took Animo away.
"Let me go! I deserve that award! I've got it coming to me! I want it!" Animo shouted as he was loaded into the cop car.
"For some reason, that sounds kind of familiar." Ben said, recalling how he was acting about the card.
Minutes later the Rust Bucket rode away.
"Well, I didn't get that Gold Sumo Slammer card. But at least I snagged a trophy from the doctor" Dave said as he placed the Transmodulator into a cardboard box.
"Plus, I guess saving the city from "Dr. Wacko" was its own reward" Sammy added "And you saved me, too. Thank"
"Yeah, well, that's what we heroes do best: Rescue dweebs" Dave fired back "You were right grandpa. Being a hero isn't about a reward"
"Wow. Guess ill have to keep this to myself" Sammy said revealing the golden sumo card,
"What? How did you-" Dave asked ins hock
"I felt a bit guilty that Grandpa dragged you… And you did have a point about your grades" Sammy said " I would be hypocrite if i said that i didn't want anything when i do things right"
"... so would you give it to me" Dave asked with a smile
"I thought you said it wasn't about the reward" Sammy teased
"Hey. You got it for me" Dave said
"Im joking dweeb" Th blonde said rubbing his hair. Before they shared a laugh. Much to Connor delight.
And so, the tennysons trip continues. We meet one of the most icónic villains of the entire franchise, And we also meet 3 more of the OG 10 aliens.
This was an interesting episode to work, parting from the base that Dave doesn't have the same emotion of being a hero, i figured i should make him a slight more balanced on that regard, so while he still has the lesson of "being a hero it's the reward" it originated more from a sense of wanting to be something. While also having the card at the end, I thought it was a good way to reinforce the Dave/Sammy dynamic, without overstepping in the lesson itself. It's not that Dave must expect a reward every time he learns something, it's just this time, Sammy felt he earned a small bone.
Added a new bit for Sammy having a baton twirling class. Thought it would fit with their future cheerleading.
Not much to add here, hope you'll enjoy it. And I plan to make art of the trio very soon.